Social Protection: Policies, Programs, and Evidence
29 to 31 August 2017

Thailand

Designing and implementing social protection programs can be challenging to many countries. This training aims to help developing member countries (DMCs) address this diffculty by helping them build their knowledge base on approaches to social protection. It also gives them the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills on how to design social assistance programs, target beneficiaries using different modalities, and critically analyze the coverage, risks, depth, and targetting of social protection programs.

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Session 1 Introduction and Objectives of the Course Keetie Roelen
Session 1.2 Definitions of and Approaches to Social Protection Keetie Roelen
Session 1.3 Regional Approaches to Social Protection Stephen Devereux
Session 1.4 Social Assistance Instruments - The Toolkit Keetie Roelen
Session 1.5 Group Exercise Stephen Devereux
Session 1.6 Evidence of Social Assistance Keetie Roelen
Highlights of the Training Workshop on Social Protection: Policies, Programs, and Evidence Highlights of Social Protection: Policies, Programs, and Evidence
This video presents scenes and messages taken from the workshop "Social Protection: Policies, Programs, and Evidence." It highlights the importance…
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Session 2.1: Recap of Day 1 Social Assistance Quiz Keetie Roelen, Stephen Devereux
Session 2.2 Targeting Social Assistance Stephen Devereux
Session 2.2: Targeting Social Assistance The Food Stamp Program: A Secret History of the First Targeted Benefit in Mongolia
Back in 2008, Mongolia suffered from the highest inflation rate in Asia, reaching up to 30%. This led to lower food quality, especially for women and…
Wendy Walker
Session 2.3: Targeting: Putting Theory into Practice (Exercise) Keetie Roelen
Session 2.4 Delivering Social Assistance Stephen Devereux
Session 2.5: Case Study Benazir Income Support Program - Pakistan
About 29% of Pakistan's population live below the poverty line, and many of them urgently need social assistance. In 2010, the parliament created the…
Munir Abro
Session 2.6: Social Assistance Market Place Case study: Bolsa de Mae –Timor Leste Elsty Argalane Davidz-Morato
Session 2.6: Social Assistance Market Place Case study: Child Grant –Nepal Shreejana Rajbhandari
Session 2.6: Social Assistance Market Place Case study: Dibao –People’s Republic of China Jayati Nigam
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Session 3.1: Recap of Day 2 Social Assistance Alphabet Keetie Roelen, Stephen Devereux
Session 3.2 Monitoring and Evaluation Keetie Roelen
Session 3.3: Graduation Programs Case Study Testing the Graduation Approach in the Philippines
The graduation approach in social protection is a set of comprehensive interventions aiming to alleviate the plight of the poorest. It includes cash…
Karin Schelzig
Session 3.3: Graduation Programs Case Study Graduation Programs Stephen Devereux
Session 3.4 The Social Protection Indicator
Measuring social protection enables us to monitor and evaluate the extent and effectiveness of social protection programs. Moreover, it contributes…
Sri Wening Handayani
Session 3.5 Social Protection Systems and Financing Keetie Roelen, Stephen Devereux
Session 3.6: Moving towards Social Protection Systems Group Exercise
Session 3.7 Closing and Evaluation of Course

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ADB Organizer/s

  • Human and Social Development Sector Office

Partner Organization/s

  • Institute of Development Studies

Topics

  • Poverty
  • Social Development and Protection